Thursday, December 5, 2013

I interviewed Caroline Berg Eriksen at the Miss World Norway beauty pageant of June of last year.

I'm a woman that loves to support other woman and I find it so sad that so many other females have attacked here relentlessly b'cos she has done so very well in keeping herself physically fit throughout her pregnancy and after childbirth. We should never be jealous of our sisters, but instead rise up, support and protect each other. Caroline is a fitness blogger and has always had a fantastic figure that she has maintained through healthy eating and exercise. She documented get pregnancy through out and she only had a small baby bump, she was never big. You can see that from her pictures. My mother was only 116lbs when she gave birth to me, so yes it's possible and I think she's a wonderful woman and will be a fantastic mother as she is with everything else she does.

A footballer's wife has defended her decision to post an image of her flat stomach four days after she gave birth.

Caroline Berg Eriksen - who is married to Norwegian Premier League playerLars-Kristian Eriksen - was criticised for putting pressure on other new mothers to lose weight with the photograph.

Bloggers have said that to get the washboard waist in such a short space of time was physically impossible, but the 26-year-old has said she did not intend on upsetting anyone with the selfie.

Selfie: WAG Caroline Berg Eriksen posted this image of her flat stomach on Instagram, four days after she gave birth

New mother: Caroline Berg Eriksen, pictured with her baby daughter this week, has provoked outrage among the blogging community with the post

The photograph, which was posted on Instagram, shows her standing in front of a mirror in black and pink lace underwear.

Underneath, there a caption that reads 'I feel so empty and still not, 4 days after birth'.

Mrs Berg Eriksen, who runs the most visited blog in Scandinavia under the name Fotballfrue, or 'The Footballer's Wife', prompted one blogger to criticise the move as 'wildly provocative.'

Writer Suzanne Aabel said she couldn't be sure if Mrs Berg Eriksen even 'belonged to the same species'. She said: 'In my eyes, this picture is wildly provocative.'

Commenting on the post, one writer Heidi said: 'Is it really necessary to post a halfnaked picture of themselves?! It's just to show off, thinking's not much on how that image can affect readers.'

Commenting on the photo on Instagram, one user laurajanewilkes said, 'Can she look like this 4 days after???'

Pregnancy: The blogger, who is married to footballer Lars-Kristian Eriksen, is well known in Norway as a health and fitness writer

The amount of traffic to her website has doubled since the scandal to two million visitors as the semi-nude image spread online.

Mrs Berg Eriksen, who lives in a rural Norwegian town with her husband who plays for Odd Grenland and daughter, told Good Morning America: ‘I think that all women should be proud of themselves, regardless of how they look after labour.

Happy couple: The blogger is married to Norwegian Premier League player Lars-Kristian Eriksen, pictured

‘During the pregnancy people kept telling me that my body would never would be the same.

‘I wanted to tell everybody that that is not entirely true. Right after birth, like three minutes after, I felt like myself again.’

Mrs Berg Eriksen has previously replied to her critics on Facebook, saying: 'I let out the picture because I'm proud of myself and my body for something as tough as a pregnancy / birth, and I think all mothers, regardless of the body shall be.'

The blogger was also backed by Gro Nylander, head of the women's clinic at the Norwegian National Hospital.

According to the Local, she said: 'I don't think we should bully The Footballer's Wife.

'Life is unfair, some people have flat stomachs while others have pouts.'

The doctor added that new mothers must understand that every body responds differently to pregnancy and that is was not productive to compare to other women.

'The most imporant thing is to be kind to your body. It's a positive thing to have a few extra kilos on your body after birth,' she said.

Mrs Berg Eriksen studied journalism at the Norwegian School of Creative Studies before becoming a fitness and health blogger, writing about her six-day-a-week workout programme and following the LCHF (low carb-high fat) diet.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Last night was all about acknowledging the who's who in the fashion industry, not only in the UK, but world wide.Gywneth Paltrow presented an Award to Muccia Prada, Kate Moss was honored for her 25 years in the industry and my adorable Sophia Webster was the Winner of emerging talent and so she should be, b'cos her shoes are beyond fabulous!Phew, that was a super duper long sentence, she laughs.Anyway, and so the night went on, with dinner served to the VIP's and champagne, drinks and finger food served, all nice and yummy and it took the edge off so u could really enjoy the show. There were other winners such as, Model Edie Campbell, who became model of the year.Dontella Versace awarded Chritopher Kane with the Womanswear Designer of the year.Tinie Tempah awarded Christopher Bailey winner of the Menswear Designer of the year.Actress, Sienna Miller presented Christopher Bailey for Burberry, winner of the Brand of the year award.Suzt Menkes was awarded the special recognition award.Harry Styles, winner of the British Style Award.

So what did I wear?The invitation said that we had to dress British, so I tried to stay within those lanes, b'cos I wasn't sure if they might be checking labels at the door and didn't want to dare them. HahahaThe feathered cape is actually from TopShop by Kate Moss.:-))The dress is a simple flat front no-name dress I got a long time ago. The boots were from H&M by Anna Dello RussoBag is from Sax 5th Avenue in New YorkAnd the star of the show are the red chop sticks which I got at a Chinese restaurant down the street from me, & at the suggestion of my husband, I painted the Red with my Revlon nail polish! Hahahahaha! Yep, you gotta be creative if u wanna be in FASHION!

I adore these boots and intend to wear them a lot this winter, they go up right past the knee, very Fab!

That face!So I made it all about the Ruby Woo lip to match my fabulous freshly painted chop sticks.Blusher was by Sleek cosmetics and I contoured my face with Mac cosmetics and my adorable beauty blender.I kept my eyes simple b'cos I was wearing such a strong lip colour and just spread glitter over the entire eye lid and lined them with the blackest black liner I've discovered to date, by Urban Decay

Seated and ready:-)

AgggggrhI had a fantastic time but my feet were KILLING me from all the networking and partying I did.

Gift bags are always nice!

I loved my Mac give-aways. In my bag I had the lip colour called Lady Danger which is a lovely tomato-red lipstick!! Adore!And the mascara is called False Lashes Mascara in false Black. Totally loved the wand and I know it's going to work wonders.Smiling from ear to ear. We got some other goodies like luxury chocolate, gift vouchers, a beautiful pen from American Express. :-))

It was a great night and it was so nice to make new friends in the industry, one party just leads to the next. Yep! London is definitely Rocking & Rolling. Click onto the You-tube wrap up of last nights highlights.